I’m excited to say that this week’s “Worst view ever?” marks our 10th in the series! And I proudly use “our” because the series is completely based on your submissions.

This week’s winning submission comes from road warrior and longtime reader Lin Humphrey (@LinHumphrey), who stayed in the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites in Carlsbad, N.M. It’s located 10 miles from the airport and about a 45-minute drive away near caves such as Carlsbad Caverns.

Here’s a case where no further explanation or quotes are needed. I might add, though, that it’s one of the top-ranked hotels in Carlsbad on TripAdvisor, but as we all know not every view can be one to brag about.

Readers: Can you top this #WorstViewEver? We have a few more submissions on deck, but we’re always scouting for more at Travel Update. (Please share using this hashtag so we can round-up all the entries from here on out.)

An accomplished newspaper journalist (USA TODAY staff 2002-2013) and relentless social media enthusiast, Barb wakes up at dawn seven days a week to search for, write and edit stories that resonate with travelers and travel business insiders. She craves stories that teach us something about life or business, make us laugh, shed light on our future or help make our journeys a little easier– or at least more interesting.